The IBM 308X was a line of mainframe computers, the first model of which, the Model 3081 Processor Complex, was introduced November 12, 1980. It consisted of a 3081 Processor Unit with supporting units.
Later models in the series were the 3083 and the 3084. The 3083 was announced March 31 and the 3084 on September 3, both in 1982.
The IBM 308X line introduced the System/370 Extended Architecture.
All three 308X systems, which IBM had marketed as "System/370-Compatibles," were withdrawn August 4, 1987.
== IBM 3081 ==
The initial 3081 offered, the 3081D, was a 5 MIPS machine. The next offering, the...